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The Intersection Of Leadership And Negative Thoughts
How do leaders manage the moments of self-doubt, both in themselves and their “subordinates?”
Humans experience an average of 60,000 thoughts a day. That’s one thought per second in every waking hour. Amazingly, 95% are the same thoughts repeated every day. On average, 80% of those habitual thoughts are negative, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Those stats seem amazing on face, but when you consider them a little more, it’s actually probably logical. Habits are insanely powerful in terms of our daily behaviors. The “80 percent are negative” stat is kinda crazy; if you believe that fully, it means that essentially 4/5th of human existence is a negative, depressing experience. Wowzers.
This has powerful implications pretty much across your life, including:
- Friendships
- Romantic relationships
- Co-workers
- Random people on the street
- Leadership
